Usefulness of Novel Martin/Hopkins and Sampson Equations over Friedewald Equation in Cardiology Outpatients: A CVSCORE-TR Substudy.

Source : https://europepmc.org/article/med/33570835

Background and aims The Friedewald equation (LDL-Cf) is known to produce inaccurate estimations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) when triglycerides are high (>400 mg/dL) or LDL-C is low (<70 mg/dL)....

Personalized medicine in lipid-modifying therapy

Source : https://doi.org/10.2217/pme-2020-0110

The choice of lipid-modifying treatment is largely based on the absolute level of cardiovascular risk and baseline lipid profile. Statins are the first-line treatment for most patients requiring reduction of...

Association of small dense LDL-cholesterol with disease severity, hypertension status and clinical outcome in patients with coronary artery disease - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33186323/

1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. 2 Department of Cardiology, Xuanwu...

Novel Experimental Agents for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia | JEP

Source : https://doi.org/10.2147/JEP.S267376

Ivan Pećin, 1, 2 Željko Reiner 1, 2 1Zagreb School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Division of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia...

The Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Lipid Metabolism - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33535652/

Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are effective antihyperglycemic agents by inhibiting glucose reabsorption in the proximal tubule of the kidney. Besides improving glycemic control in patients with type 2...